Personal Wiki

What is a PersonalWiki? It's like WardsWiki, but it's yours. It can be:

• a free-form database
• a PersonalInformationManager
• a journal (see WikiJournaling)

Internet wikis that need a server, but can be run locally

The degree of difficulty for installation varies -- most PHP installations require an Apache Web server, and some may require mySQL as well. Windows users check out XAMPP for an easy-to-use Apache/PHP/MySQL platform.

• MediaWiki (The same one that Wikipedia runs on) -- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
• MoinMoin (see http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/MoinMoinAsPim)
• DokuWiki uses PHP, but doesn't require any database, stores content as plain .txt files -- http://dokuwiki.org
• PmWiki The data is stored in PmWiki-specific file format (you need to have EasyPHP or some similar software).
• ErfurtWiki, uses PHP - but you can either use MYSQL or a textfile mode. The textfile mode makes it very easy to edit the pages locally. (You need to have EasyPHP or some similar software.)
• PhpWiki (You also need to have EasyPHP or some similar software.)
• RuwikiWiki (in Ruby, see http://ruwiki.rubyforge.org/)
• SkAverySimpleWiki (Perl on Apache or IIS)
• UseModWiki (in Perl)
• WackoWiki (apache, mysql)
• WiKit (in TCL/TK)
• JspWiki (JSP, flat files)

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Personal wikis that come with a server (and need a browser)

• CoWiki (http://cowiki.org/) seems dead
• ClusterWiki
• DidiWiki
• EddiesWiki (one of the earliest personal wikis)
  • ElreysWikiServer (based on Eddies Wiki 0.95)
  • MichelVanDeWeteringsWikiServer (based on Eddies Wiki 1.0; you can do HTML with this version + you can use free links to form a wiki word [ ])
  • WxWikiServer (also based on Eddies Wiki 1.0 with many features added or fixed). See: http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WxWikiServer
• Gollum - http://github.com/gollum/gollum
  • Includes local server and integrates with rack based servers
  • Stores plain text files (markdown, org-mode, textile and more) into a git repo
  • Maintained by github team
• InstikiWiki
• Personal Kneaver (http://www.kneaver.com/products/Personal_Kneaver.htm) combines Wiki and Mindmaps.
• MiniRubyWiki
• MoinMoin (even in Win32, with or without other server, since it come with a optional standalone server)
• NotesWiki -- personal desktop Wiki, flat files, tag based, standalone server, GPL, docu only in German available, http://www.jstolberg.de/NotesWiki
• OddMuse (for win32; download the installer here http://www.oddmuse.org/cgi-bin/oddmuse/Windows)
• PimkiWiki (http://pimki.rubyforge.org) - A Wiki-based PersonalInformationManager for GettingThingsDone
• ProjectForum -- the demo version; no need to even start the browser separately; written in TCL; a single exe file
• RuwikiWiki (in Ruby, see http://ruwiki.rubyforge.org/)
• SoksWiki (in Ruby, imports InStiki and shows WikiLinks? to existing pages without any formatting)
• SSmS (http://oi-torpedo.com) - A Wiki-based for SMS.
• TwikiWindowsPersonal - self-contained version of Twiki (TwikiClone) for windows users. Will run from a usb memory device.
• Wikiwig, a WysiWyg Wiki, lite and easy to use (in PHP/MySql)
• WindowsWiki - comes with Tinyweb http server in an automatic installer. Requires python be present.
• XoYnKi (in Java)

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Personal Wikis that don't need a server but require a browser

• StickWiki -- simple one-file Wiki
• TiddlyWiki -- one-file Wiki implemented in JavaScript. Strong community; many different (and interesting) adaptations at http://trac.tiddlywiki.org/tiddlywiki
  • TiddlyWikiClassic -- The original. More mature, has more useful plugins, and requires an additional JSON file stored in the same folder of your tiddlywiki when using Chrome or IE.
  • TiddlyWiki5 -- TiddlyWiki rewritten from the ground up based on HTML5 standards in order to to be as future-proof as possible. Currently in beta, lacking many features of the original (using plugins)(3/4/2014).

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Stand-alone personal wikis that don't require a server or a browser

• More than one operating system
  • JreePad -- Java (.jar file); like TreePad, but with wiki-links
  • MobileWikiServer?, Mac/Windows/Linux Desktop version, http://www.mobilewikiserver.com/1.4.html (Built on SeasideFramework web framework.)
  • NoteBook
  • WikidPad -- now open source, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
  • WiKit (in TCL/TK) can be run either as a desktop without a server or with a server
    • AKG Wikit -- a fork of WiKit; see http://wiki.tcl.tk/10109
  • WiXi -- Wixi is a multi-platform wiki application for the desktop. It is written in python/wxpython and uses txt2tags to convert plain text to many other formats. http://wixi.sourceforge.net/
  • ZuluPad -- Mac OS X and Windows - it does not work with the latest versions of OS X and there seems to be no development for any operating system since 2009

• Linux, Unix
  • Newton -- http://newton.sourceforge.net/
  • Tagore -- http://dospeixos.net/projects/tagore/ (a personal desktop wiki for GNOME, using ruby-gnome2) (dead link, redirects to google)
  • TomBoy
  • ZimWiki, http://www.pardus.nl/projects/ (GTK2-Perl) (Linux/BSD/Windows)
• Mac
  • MacPersonalWiki -- for OS X only (broken link)
  • VoodooPad -- (shareware 24.95) for OS X only
  • WikiBrain -- for OS X only (broken link)
  • Wikinotes -- http://wikinotes.mug-linz.at/ (no longer available)
• Windows
  • bLade Wiki -- not just for Windows mobile, not even dependent on it: http://dale.lane.googlepages.com/bladewiki%3Alinks
  • ConnectedText -- (commercial $29.95), includes a web or map view of nodes, categories, calendar and full text search
  • FlexWikiPad -- not to be confused with FlexWiki or FlexWikiEditor; this one is unconnected (but needs MS.NET Framework)
  • HypEdit -- rudimentary plain text wiki; see http://hytext.com/
  • LinkedNotes -- (commercial $19.95)
  • NoteStudio -- works well on Windows, it's meant to be used with Palm (for PC $39.95 US, for Palm and PC $49.95 US)
  • NoteWiki -- no development since 2003
  • PepysWiki -- no longer supported
  • PpcSoftiKnow -- (commercial; free lite edition, $29 Home edition, $79 Standard edition, $249 Professional edition)
  • QuickNotes -- (commercial $15.00 - seems to be discontinued; StoneNotes seems to be successor application)- stonenotes download site not working.
  • SdiDesk: This is an app programmed by PhilJones.
  • TextWeb -- it has wiki-like links but no wiki formatting. Perhaps better listed under WikiLikeThing
  • WikiWriter -- (shareware 39.95)
  • WhizFolders -- (Commercial: $25) http://whizfolders.com

See also DesktopWiki

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Web-based Personal Wikis

• Free
  • Luminotes -- http://luminotes.com/ - Shut down. Not available.
  • PBWiki or PeanutButterWiki -- http://pbwiki.com/
  • Unyverse -- http://www.unyverse.com
  • Wetpaint -- http://www.wetpaint.com/cyo
  • Rwiki - http://github.com/lucassus/rwiki
  • giewiki -- http://giewiki.appspot.com/ built off of Tiddlywiki 2.4.1, but is stored online using Google's web-based App Engine free hosting enviroment.
  • TiddlyWiki
    • Tiddlyspot http://tiddlyspot.com/
    • Tiddlyspace http://tiddlyspace.com
    • Tank https://tank.peermore.com/
• Commercial
  • Confluence or AtlassianConfluence -- http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/
  • StikiPad? -- http://www.stikipad.com/
  • Editme -- http://www.editme.com/

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PersonalWiki for Editors/IDEs

• XikiProject -- http://xiki.org
• Mundo Oi -- http://mundooi.org
• EclipseWiki -- Checkout http://www.teaminabox.co.uk/wiki.html for a wiki plugin. You can create links to your favourite online wiki and resources in the eclipse workspace too. -- ChanningWalton
• EmacsWikiMode -- puts a wiki in your emacs. If you want something simpler, check out WikiMode.
• VimWiki -- Personal Wiki for Vim
• PotWiki -- plain textfiles (Vim)
• ViKi -- for Vim
• VimKi -- Alpha June 14, 2004 also for Vim
• Plain Text Wiki -- Make a wiki with Textmate (a Mac editor): http://interconnected.org/home/more/2007/05/textmate-wiki/

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PersonalWiki for HandHeld

• AcroWiki -- Palm, stores notes in Memos
• bLADE Wiki -- It runs on Windows and Windows Mobile - and can sync between the two. See http://dale.lane.googlepages.com/home
• Ema Personal Wiki - for Android and Windows, syncs via Dropbox, see http://jwbs-blog.blogspot.com/2010/09/ema-personal-wiki-for-android-and.html
• HyperNote -- one of the PalmOsWikis
• MegaWiki
• MobileWikiServer? -- an iPhone based wiki for personal use, or serving pages in a WiFi network. Also usable over a local WiFi network. Backs up to iTunes store, and exports to other users and to its cross-platform desktop version. See http://www.mobilewikiserver.com
• NoteStudio -- PalmOS + Windows
• PalmWiki, See http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WikiAsPim
• PalmWikiWorld?, which runs on both PC and Palm platforms. This is NoteStudio. Works also with Windows.
• TrunkNotes -- http://www.appsonthemove.com/trunk. An iPhone personal wiki and advanced note taking app.
• Unyverse -- see http://www.unyverse.com . Works on any Java (J2ME) or Windows Mobile phone. Has also an AJAX web-based interface when accessing from a computer. Sync between the two.
• WikiPad
• Wikiz -- http://geni.ath.cx/wikiz.html
• Zwiki on a SharpZaurus (see GoodZaurusSoftware)
• WikiTouch (personal wiki for the iPhone with synchronization to their webserver back end) -- http://www.agiletouch.com/wikitouch/wikitouch.html

Or you could carry around your WikiOnPortableStorage media.

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See WikiNerveCenter, WikiStyleSheet, GraphWiki, IdealPersonalWiki, PersonalWikiTestimonials, EncryptingPersonalWiki

Compare/contrast ProjectWiki, TeamWiki.

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